When I was a child, I used to see the "Don't Walk" light(the one that's in the shape of a hand), and think that if you would move while it was on, it would come out and slap you. So I was very afraid to move and I would tell my parents "Don't move or the hand will slap you!"
A childhood belief about traffic lights

others believed things like this
- When I was a child I used to believe that there were two hands inside the TV making the cartoons move.Anon
- I used to believe that I was the only one who could see the clouds move.— christie
- i used to believe that when we got into the car, the world would move and we stayed still— zacula
- I used to believe that I was the only one who could see the clouds move because God was trying to talk to me.Anon
- When you lie your lips move or your eye turn green— Tanya
- i used to believe that if your seatbelt was un-done the car wouldn't move or work at allAnon